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Three-team book early Black Mambaz hockey semis

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA People’s Defence Forces (TPDF), Moshi Khalsa and Black Mambaz team seal an early Black Mambaz Hockey Tournament semifinal place at Lugalo Hockey Ground in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

Dar-based TPDF and Moshi Khalsa of the Kilimanjaro region advanced from Pool B, while Black Mambaz also from the Dar es Salaam team sailed from Pool A.

Organised by the Dar es Salaam-based Black Mambaz Club under the auspices of the Tanzania Hockey Association (THA) the tournament saw TPDF collect 6 points from two played matches to lead Pool B, second place Moshi Khalsa also with 6 points from two played.

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The two teams were in action facing each other yesterday evening in an important match which will decide the group leader and second place.

TPDF were no mercy as crashed youths Twende Boys by a resounding 11-0 in a one-sided game opening match, before recording a 4-1 victory against KMKM from Zanzibar.

Also, tournament favourite Moshi Khalsa won their two opening games 3-0 against KMKM and 9-0 over Twende Boys.

On the other hand, Black Mambaz made a strong start at the tournament with a Thursday decisive 4-0 victory over Nyuki of Zanzibar, before finding it going tough against Ngome with a 2-2 draw on Friday.

However, yesterday’s 4-1 victory against JMK Park ensured their place in the semifinal after accumulating 7 points from three played.

Ngome also cruised to a 2-1 victory against JMK Park in the opening match before a 2-2 draw with Black Mambaz to collect 4 points in the second, while Nyuki at third with 3 points.

Ngome and Nyuki were in action yesterday evening in an important match which will decide whether the team will join Black Mambaz from Pool A to advance to the knockout stages.

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The four-day event, featuring eight men’s and five women’s teams, will conclude today.

The top two men’s teams from groups A and B advance to the semifinals while the top two women will meet each other at the Sunday finals.

The women’s highlight match saw TPDF Ladies who continue to showcase strong resistance to record their third win beat Buza Girl’s 8-0. They added to a 2-0 and 12-0 against Twende and Majani ya Chai at the round-robin 5-a-side women’s showdown.

Also, in the women’s winning sheet was the Black Mambaz team humiliated 9-0 Majani ya Chai to bounce back from Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Twende Ladies.